David Lassman / The Post-StandardThe Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Fairmount Fair shopping center.

Syracuse, NY -- A $6.4 million deal to sell a half-dozen Upstate Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants has imploded, leading to a lawsuit in Onondaga County Supreme Court.

Clearburger Inc., of DeWitt, holds licenses for six current locations and up to four future ones. Its owners thought they had a deal to sell the assets to a Maryland man.

But the deal never materialized after the buyer, Vishal Tandon, never showed up for closing July 16, the lawsuit claims. Tandon, of Boyds, Md., had indicated he would run the restaurants under a company called Empire Burger Inc.